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I woke up to a lack of internet, phone, and cable connectivity. I booted my BB only to find no signal there either. I put on the "blniky lights" but noticed major blinky-light activity across the street at the (quality inn?) hotel on rt 50. There were fire engines, meat wagons, and cop cars galore - roads closed. I couldn't see any signs of an accident unlike last time. I've relocated to murky for some drugs and connectivity on the laptop. I'm convinced this is a government coverup of a zombie outbreak - minor one from the looks of things. I did not see the plastic wrap or biohazard suits, though that may be by design of course. If you're in the N-Arlington/Rosslyn area today, I would avoid alleys, sewers, trees/bushes, dumpster areas, the "homeless," people with torn clothing of any type, people who appear tired or sick, or anyone who looks as if they are behaving oddly. I would carry an umbrella with a wooden or solid handle at all times - the rain will make it look natural, yet it should do in a pinch to block attacks and teeth. If you can carry a backpack over one shoulder - this will help with attacks from behind and give you a shield (unlike a briefcase or a purse which must first be raised to be effective - the knapsack is already at face level), and again arouses no suspicion.

I would not appeal to authorities as they already seem aware of the situation, and you're only likely to be quarantined yourself. If you are attacked and escape, then meet an authority figure - quickly and casually laugh off the issue as "crazy bums" or some other dismissive statement to maintain your freedom. Assume for the next 3 - 14 days you are under constant observation - and submit to such, both because such precautions are reasonable and otherwise noninvasive, and because if you decide this is a good time to take a 3-day nap your door will likely be removed from it's hinges with force. If you are bitten - might as well either off yourself or submit to the authorities for help (or at least to protect your fellow citizens).

In murky where the red sport-striped mini in the employee space has a license plate that says "barista."

I'm going to work out of loyalty despite the facts:
It's not my case or concern
The people I'll meet with today treat me and many others like dirt
I'm already known as dependable and loyal (if not competent, it's not for a lack of trying)
These folks don't value loyalty nor reward it.
No, I'm just doing this because it's what I do. I believe in the stupid cause so off I go to the detriment of my physical health...for no reason. Hope I have enough coffee permeating my membranes to stink and make them sick (they won't recognize the non-starbucky smell I'm sure).

Back into the abyss I go.

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Psst - in case LJ is actually dying, I recommend backing up with http://ljarchive.sourceforge.net/ which has worked for me thus far.

Hello internets. First of all, I wanted to thank all of you for enjoying my humorous fake post about zombies (always remember this site comes with a "fiction only" disclaimer). Of course it turns out there was a fire across the street - hardly anything unusual, though we all owe another round of applause to those who serve our emergency services ranks at risk to life and limb to keep us all safe. Of course no secret government emergency personnel exist at all, and if they did exist it would be absurd to set a fire intentionally to cover up a zombie outbreak in a small apartment building sheltering predominately Hispanic blue-collar workers. I note that the advice I gave is always a good idea in case of robbery or other inappropriate behavior, and all 100% legal. I've seen the place myself up close, and nothing appears out of the ordinary. God bless USia.

Today's meeting was fascinating. Our LR expert had good insights into ways to attack an unfavorable decision, and I'm 100% on board with what needs to be done. I only wish I were more capable right now, but the drugs and sickness are still taking their toll. I am absolutely excited to do this, and yes it turns out I'm the one stuck with the task of writing and filing an appeal. Now, I don't really have the time to do this - so I'll probably throw in some comp time to get it done, but I...I feel the fever on this one. I love to do a good argument in writing, and after today's observations I'm very enthusiastic about attacking the weaknesses of this decision. I only wish I had the experience to have seen all these angles myself from the onset. Oddly I think all parties are happy I'll be the one writing the draft based on my writing skills and style. I have also already mentally drafted this event into another KSA, and it already looks fantastic on paper. "Upon receiving a significant class-based arbitration loss, I was tasked with formulating the Agency's chances for appeal and drafting the appeal on behalf of the Agency - despite not being the principal litigator assigned to the case. I researched the case law, analyzed the case and decision, then drafted a response and submitted it to Sr. Mgt..."

I'm less into a job search - my mood has shifted both based on my personal life (omg happy except for the hairballs) (but I'm not about to stop licking myself), watching a coworker rediscover the benefits we have here in terms of workplace flexibility and how much that really means, and nothing that most upper-grade government lawyer jobs ask for 3-6 years of experience post-bar. I'm at about a year post-bar, and I can easily tell you the career experience I need to polish and develop to really be at a journeyman level in this area of employment law.

Question - how do you find a good doctor? Does anyone know a good regular doc that takes BC/BS in the N. Arlington area?

On the narcissistic insane side, I don't know what I weigh or when to relax the diet. The scale gave me everything from 141 to 136.2 in the last 2 days. I do know my 29" non-vanity sized pants (fuck you dockers for lying to me) are looser than just a short time ago. At 135 I relax no matter how stupid the scale reading is - 5am naked will do just fine. Everything but a mythbuster-sized bunch of balloons will count. Haven't worked out in any form since sick.

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BWAHAHAHAHA homygawd I just did something mighty inappropriate with a power-squid...